What would you name RIM's first BlackBerry QNX SuperPhone?

With BlackBerry 7 Smartphones now available and/or soon rolling out from carriers around the world, in true CrackBerry fashion it's time to start thinking ahead.... to RIM's first QNX BlackBerry SuperPhone coming in 2012! We've already heard quite a few details on the rumored full-touchscreen, QNX-based phone that currently goes by the codename "Colt." With a 4.1" touchscreen it will be a mini-PlayBook of sorts - which means this will be one AWESOMELY POWERFUL phone.

An awesomely-powerful phone deserves an equally awesome name, and with it being so different from previous BlackBerry phones before it we can only assume RIM will not choose to put it into one of the existing product families iike the Bold, Torch or Curve. Already in our CrackBerry forums a couple of threads have popped up brainstorming around how Research In Motion may choose to officially name the first of this new generation and line of BlackBerry SuperPhones. Could it be the BlackBerry Kraken (so Liam Neeson can dramatically announce it to the world)? Or maybe the BlackBerry Bolt or Slate? What about the BlackBerry Stealth? Or heck, just call it the BlackBerry SuperPhone.

Personally I haven't given it too much thought yet, but for some reason kind of feel like the original codename of the Pearl Flip could be fitting here... the BlackBerry KickStart. Afterall, the "colt" will be kickstarting a whole new generation of phones for BlackBerry and hopefully mark a big resurgence for BlackBerry up the smartphone food chain.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Let's get the brainstorming and discussion going here folks.... What would YOU name the first QNX BlackBerry SuperPhone? Drop a comment to this post with your suggestions and ideas. Wouldn't it be cool if we could look back in a few months and see that a CrackBerry member nailed the name?!

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I sincerely hope RIM comes out with one single superphone that can help generate long line-ups and buzz leading up to launch day rather than a series of puzzling phones that confuse consumers as to what they are trying to market.

Instead of naming their different design types Curve, Bold, Pearl etc, they should call them Q, N and X. Q would be full touch, N would have a slide out keyboard and X would have a traditional BlackBerry style keyboard on the front. They could launch with the Q1 and bring out the N1 and X1 shortly after and continue with the single numbers for each new model such as Q2, Q3, X2 etc.

The Falcon could work on many levels & allow RIM to offer distinct variations. Personally, It would be hard to pass up a Millennium Falcon (Silver/Gray with the fastest browser imaginable) but I would have to go for the Maltese Falcon ( Black w/an array of Wikitude type Super Research Apps). RIM needs to do a better job of Marketing its Native Apps -especially as they keep getting better.

i think they should keep with football themed playbook. Call it the gamechanger,the rookie, QB, Coach, Dynasty. If not then switch to hockey. Powerplay, the great one (gto) and have wayne gretzky promo it.

I just read Dammerung2010's suggestion and really like BlackBerry Jam. It has a cool, funky, double entendre thing going for it. Way more fun than meaningless numbers or rehashed names. It doesn't sound stuffy or nerdy like every other device. A new beginning....

I say BlackBerry Alpha. for a multitude of reasons. (i do appreciate the pheonix concept, but lets not get to dramatic about RIM's death).

Think of the diverse connotations of Alpha. you know its right.

my preference it to trace it back to " álphō" meaning "to invent," rather than to just go with the obvious meaning of "first." although "first or most significant occurrence of something" would be a very fitting definition of the new BlackBerry.

I honestly think we have too many kinds of blackberrys. I believe that having all of these "lesser" quality bb's is hurting rim more than helping. I'm not a marketing expert but I've seen a lot of my friends who have had curves, pearls etc leave bb because they felt it was boring or not powerful enough. But had they had the newer bold and torch series etc they would be more prone to entertaining these new bb's to come and the new present bb' (9900 9850 etc). Let's narrow it down to an all touch, touch/keyboard, and touch/slide keyboard form factors and do away with the gsm/cdma code numbers. Make it simple for people and give them something to form a liking to a certain form factor and look fwd to future "super phones".

Here's something we haven't thought of, what if they completely re-brand it, instead of "Blackberry", maybe they would start calling it something completely different, start a new brand altogether. Not that I would recommend abandoning a brand that has served well, but sometimes that works... Call it the RIM X1 or something. That way, it sounds new, people won't associate it with their pre-conceived notions of Blackberry not being "cool" (don't know where anyone gets that, my 9810 is simply amazing, if that's not "cool", then I guess I don't know what is...) They could market it as something completely new and different, without any strings attaching it to prior "failures", or an "aging lineup" in the sight of the rest of the world. What do you think?

I like blaze and phoenix like many others, for a sense of rebirth. Quantum sounds good as well.
Blackberry Brio
Blackberry Dash
Blackberry Spirit give a sense of feeling and energy.

Blackberry Charge
Backberry Circuit sound "techy"

Blackberry Synergy sounds like it describes what it does, but it may have too many syllables. Can't get too complicated, otherwise people get confused. I wish I had a dollar for the amount of times I heard someone mispronounce "Panache".

I see at least one other person has had this idea, but I would say call it the Blackberry One. The current blackberry numbering scheme is out of control and does not resonate with consumers. RIM should use this opportunity to restart the numbering scheme and signal to consumers that this is a significant departure from previous devices.

blackberry oxford - adds a touch of sophistication and elegance that the brand is associated with. also is a notable educational institution, a style of business shoe and white collar business shirt. also nods to the neighboring county of waterloo, sure many employees live in that area.

A nice slap in the face to the industry and analysts that the company is confident in its product and also that it understands the sentiment of its fan base. Pride in where theyve been and where they are going. Its almost a name that can transcend the physical device itself.

I am surprised that no one said
Blackberry touch
Its obvious that that's the name since they didn't use it for the torch 9850/9860 they are saving ot for the new superphones
Say it
BLACKBERRY TOUCH
It sounds perfect

The BlackBerry Pinnacle
The BlackBerry Flash
The BlackBerry 10K
The BlackBerry 100
The Blackberry One
The BlackBerry Grand

I prefer the Blackberry One, and then move to Blackberry Two with the 2013 model year. This would simplify it for outsiders that "One" is the one to own. And when "Two" comes out, it's the top end device.

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